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Jamshedpur’s Tata Football Academy to conduct trials across India!

The Tata Football Academy (TFA) will begin the latest round of selection trials for inducting players into the Jamshedpur-based Tata Football Academy.

The trials will commence from November 24 in Ranchi, Jharkhand and over the next 3 months will be held across the country. They will conclude in Kerala on March 3, 2018. The shortlisted participating players will be called to TFA, Jamshedpur for the final selection trials which will be held in April/May 2018.

The trial procedure is highly competitive and attracts some of the best talents from across the country. Aspirants will be tested on their performance in match situations, technical skills, tactical awareness and physical ability.

Speaking on the announcement of the trials, Mukul Choudhari, Chief, Sports Excellence Centres, Tata Steel said, “This initiative gives us an opportunity to provide an ideal ambience for promising footballers to develop their potential to the fullest. TFA not only provides intensive training but also all-round development opportunities with facilities for formal education and vocational training. We will continue to train budding footballers and encourage them to reach greater heights in professional football.”

Placed below is the schedule for the trials

Place Venue Date
Jharkhand Ranchi College Ground 24th & 25th Nov. 2017
Odisha Unit VI Ground, BBSR 28th & 29th Nov. 2017
Jharkhand West Singhbhum Sports Assn, Ground,  Chaibasa 3rd & 4th Dec. 2017
Jharkhand Musabani Stadium 6th Dec. 2017
Banaras Benia Bagh Ground 14th Dec. 2017
Haryana Rewari 16th Dec. 2017
Punjab SGGS Khalsa College Mahilpur 18th Dec. 2017
Jammu & Kashmir TRC Artificial Turf Ground, Srinagar 21st Dec. 2017
Delhi Noida Stadium – Sector 12 23rd & 24th Dec. 2017
Jharkhand Silli Stadium, Turf pitch 27th & 28th Dec. 2017
Bihar Police Line Ground, Patna 3rd & 4th Jan.  2018
West Bengal Ground 2 – Bidhannagar Municipal Sports Complex 7th & 8th Jan. 2018
Assam Duliajan Football Academy Ground 4th & 5th Feb. 2018
Manipur Artificial Turf Ground, Khuman Lampak 7th & 8th  Feb. 2018
Nagaland 10th  Feb. 2018
Arunachal Pradesh Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Naharlagun 12th & 13th Feb. 2018
Sikkim Namchi Singithang Play Ground, South Sikkim 15th & 16th Feb. 2018
West Bengal Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri 18th & 19th Feb. 2018
West Bengal Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani (Kolkata) 22nd & 23rd Feb. 2018
Odisha VSS Stadium, Sambalpur 26th & 27th Feb. 2018
Kerala Corporation Football Ground, Thrissur 3rd Mar. 2018

The eligibility criteria are

– Born between 1.1.2002 and 31.12.2003
– Minimum height should be 5ft 6in
– Minimum weight should be 55 kgs

The participating players will need to carry the following during the time of trials

– Birth Certificate issued by the Panchayat, Registrar of Births & Deaths, Municipal Corporation or any other Government equivalent authority (Original and a copy). The date of Registration of Birth mentioned in the certificate should be within one year of the actual date of birth of player.
– Copy of Aadhar Card
– Letter from the School Principal certifying the age and class in which you are studying as per the school records (Original and a copy)
– 2 nos. Passport size photograph
– Full personal playing kit

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9 comments

  1. Damanbha Kharthangmaw

    I want to attend the trial on 26&27feb2018 can I come and join

  2. Antony Jose Payyappilly

    I will come and attend the trials on march 3rd 3018

  3. Christin Cherian

    What is the registration time And it’s procedure

  4. time of trial in thrissur

  5. pratham kumar

    I want to join here in 28 March

  6. In which date the final selection is going to held of April/may plz tell me.

  7. Aditya Pratap Singh

    Sir, please inform me when the the trail is going on.

  8. Aritra Datta

    Where is the football trayal. And how could I get the ragistration from. What is the date of the football trayal